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The Swiss SBZ: The third oldest philatelic magazine
The oldest philatelic magazine in the world, still alive, is the American Philatelist. Its first issue was released in January 1887. A few months later, in November, the second oldest surviving to date, L’Écho de la timbrologie was introduced to the philatelic public.
A surprising third is the Schweizer Briefmarken Zeitung (SBZ), the official magazine of the Swiss Philatelic Federation, which was first issued in 1888! For the last twenty years or so the SBZ lies in the experienced hands of its Editor-in-chief, Hans Schwartz AEP, AIJP, who is currently also the FEPA Treasurer.
In order to get acquainted with SBZ, go to https://www.vsphv.ch/schweizer-briefmarken-zeitung. You will find there the Table of Contents and a sample article of almost each number as far back as 2014.
Archive of past Italian national exhibitions and exhibits
A complete archive of past Italian National Exhibitions since 2008 is uploaded on the Italian Federation (FSFI) website at http://expo.fsfi.it
A very important part of the archive is the accumulation of the pdf files of all exhibits in each exhibition of the past ten years or so.
CAPEX 22 Souvenir Show Program now on line
Another CAPEX 22 Newsletter was released yesterday. It is perhaps the last of the series as the exhibition is getting ready for its grand opening on Thursday, 9 June. We have appreciated all 24 comprehensive issues sent out by Chairman David McLaughlin during the past twelve months. This is what he points out in his latest communication:
We are now just one week away. This edition #24 of CAPEX 22 News includes important information on online pre-registration, discount codes on transit systems, antigen testing required for entry to the USA and Palmares tickets available online. We also include news about two books in our literature class recently arrived from Ukraine and the availability of a digital version of our program available on line. I look forward to meeting you at CAPEX 22 next week.
You can read or download the 48-page Souvenir Show Program here: https://canadianstampnews.com/capex-csn-show-program